Description
Rome, 158 AD. Æ sestertius, 22.38 gr., 28.7 mm.
Obv.: ANTONINUS AUG PIUS P P IMP II; laureate head of Antoninus Pius to the right.
Rev.: TR POT XXI COS IIII; she-wolf standing to the right, suckling Romulus and Remus; in exergue: S C.
Ref.: RIC 986; BMC pg. 346, *.
Very rare. Brown-green patina. Extremely Fine.
Ex M&M 79 (Basel 1994), lot 536; ex Hess-Divo 307 (Zürich 2007), lot 1617; ex Auctiones e1 (Bern 2011), lot 111; ex Harlan J. Berk Buy or Bid 179 (Chicago 2012), lot 470 (with his ticket). An exceptional example of this usually difficult issue.
